At the same moment, hundreds of meters above the capital of Gaogiao Kingdom, Bai Er, a group of figures in emerald green attire appeared in the air, seemingly out of nowhere. Each of them exuded a potent aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
Furthermore, these individuals floated through the void on foot, without the aid of any external objects. The influence of gravity seemed to be nonexistent for them.
It was well-known that even peak Martial God experts among ancient martial artists could only achieve temporary levitation, not sustained flight.
Let alone in this aerial zone hundreds of meters high.
This indicated that the strength of these individuals likely surpassed the Martial God realm.
"Hmph! We've warned that brat twice, yet he still refuses to show himself. What arrogance!"
Among the group, a middle-aged man with a gaunt face and slightly sunken eyes spoke with a cold expression, his tone laced with displeasure.
"Indeed, he's quite presumptuous! If it weren't for our desire to avoid a major disturbance and attract too much attention, I would have captured him by now!"
Standing beside the middle-aged man was an old man with snow-white hair. His aura was particularly prominent among the group, emanating a chilling coldness.
"Enough! Have we forgotten our objective?"
At this moment, the leader at the forefront of the group suddenly spoke, interrupting them.
Surprisingly, this leader appeared to be quite young, no older than thirty, a youth wielding a long sword.
Among everyone, this young man's aura was the most enigmatic, with almost no discernible energy fluctuations. However, his eyes were exceptionally sharp, like two blades, and ordinary people would not dare to meet his gaze directly.
"Yes, Young Sect Master!"
After the youth spoke, the others fell silent.
They dared not utter another word.
It seemed his status was exceptionally high.
"If it truly is a Divine-level Origin Force talent, then we absolutely cannot let other sects know. Otherwise, once the news reaches the Eight Great Super Sects, what room will our Green Shadow Sect have to intervene?"
The youth lowered his voice, making it sound particularly muffled, carrying a hint of a warning.
He would not allow any information to leak.
The Green Shadow Sect!
This sect was merely a second-rate power in the Outworld. If not for the presence of a Xiantian realm expert within the sect, it would likely fall to the third-rate category instantly.
Initially, their emergence was intended to simply control a small country, to establish a foothold for the coming new era.
Countless forces in the Outworld shared their same objective. From the grand Eight Great Super Sects to even some insignificant sects, all were secretly strategizing, carving out paths for the future.
Gaogiao Kingdom!
This was the nation targeted by the Green Shadow Sect.
Previously, they had made contact with various chaebols in Gaogiao Kingdom and gained some initiative. They believed that soon, control of the entire Gaogiao Kingdom would fall into their hands.
However, an unexpected event occurred mid-way.
Ye Ming arrived in Gaogiao Kingdom!
At that time, the members of the Green Shadow Sect were in the process of engaging with the Heavenly Son Conglomerate, the largest conglomerate in Gaogiao Kingdom. Once the contact was successful, their objective would be achieved.
But by sheer coincidence, Ye Ming's arrival disrupted their plans.
After deliberation, the members of the Green Shadow Sect decided not to complicate matters further and instructed Wu You to simply send Ye Ming away without arousing suspicion.
However, Wu You, the chief disciple, did not handle this matter personally but entrusted it to Li Hongzhi.
What he never expected was that Qiu Ruiming, in an attempt to curry favor with Ye Ming, would forcibly offer the members of the top girl group to him.
But in the end, Ye Ming was not satisfied. Instead, he became enraged by this action.
This series of events directly dragged the entire Heavenly Son Conglomerate down with it.
Ultimately, the Heavenly Son Conglomerate was ruthlessly abandoned by the Green Shadow Sect.
However, during this process, those from the Green Shadow Sect who were secretly monitoring everything accidentally stumbled upon earth-shattering news.
They witnessed the awakening of a Divine-level Origin Force talent.
This discovery instantly sent the entire Green Shadow Sect into a frenzy.
To think that a Divine-level Origin Force talent, let alone for their Green Shadow Sect, was not something every single one of the hallowed Eight Great Super Sects possessed.
In the entire Outworld, only two or three individuals were publicly known to possess Divine-level Origin Force talents.
Among them, the fairy from the Dao Sect was the most prominent, overwhelming the younger generation to the point of suffocation.
This illustrated how rare and terrifying such a talent was.
Upon learning this news, the Green Shadow Sect, without a second thought, immediately sealed the information, preventing any possibility of its leakage. Furthermore, they convened a secret sect meeting in the shortest possible time.
As for the outcome of the meeting, it was already clear by the time they arrived here.
"Divine-level! Once our Green Shadow Sect obtains that person, from then on, the Eight Great Sects will have to make way for us!"
At the thought, fervent light flowed in the youth's eyes. He could already envision the glorious scene of the sect's rise.
"Listen up, everyone! Regardless of the cost, regardless of the method, we must capture that person and bring them back to the sect." The youth promised, "Furthermore, anyone who successfully captures that person will be directly promoted to Elder and will be allowed to study all the sect's cultivation techniques and secret arts!"
Hearing the youth's words, the disciples behind him became filled with fervor. They couldn't help but clench their fists, their eyes gleaming with gold.
"Long live the Young Sect Master! We will definitely bring that person back to the sect!"
Everyone roared in unison.
"Good!"
The youth nodded with satisfaction, looking forward.
Just as the group's emotions surged, a voice, as if from the depths of hell, instantly extinguished their fervor.
"You want to capture me! Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this voice, everyone, including the youth, became alert. Moreover, a clear trace of fear could be seen on their faces.
Because, up to this point, they had only heard the voice, but had no idea where it originated from.
"Come out!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man who had previously spoken of Ye Ming's arrogance angrily shouted, "You creature playing tricks, show yourself if you dare!"
He channeled the energy within his body, swirling it around him, his killing intent sharp, as if intending to deliver a fatal blow the moment the opponent appeared.
"This aura? It was you who warned me twice before, wasn't it!"
The mysterious voice reappeared.
However, this time it was different from before. In that plain tone, everyone felt a jolt in their nerves, a sense of impending doom.
As expected! The next second!
BOOM!
"Ah!"
Before the middle-aged man could react, a flash of white light streaked across, and a bloody hole appeared in his chest. The blood hadn't even had time to flow out before it was vaporized by the terrifying energy contained within the white light.
Only the slowly rising blood mist and the pungent smell of腥 remained visible.
"I... how..."
The middle-aged man's pupils began to dilate, his gaze lowered, looking at his own empty chest cavity as his consciousness gradually dissolved into nothingness.
Even in death, he did not know who had attacked him.
He had originally planned to personally capture the person with the divine talent, but now, it had turned into a bubble.
BOOM!
Another sound of an explosion reached everyone's ears. Their gazes converged on the middle-aged man's corpse. However, there was nothing left of it now.
"Damn it!"
The youth clenched his fist tightly, his eyes bloodshot, and he roared, "Get out here!"
BANG!
A burst of emerald energy violently erupted from within him, its inherently sinister and corrosive aura instantly sweeping away the surrounding clouds. Even the air was covered with a layer of verdant radiance.
As the youth's pressure continued to expand outwards, the area enveloped by his aura rapidly grew. In an instant, the surrounding air space within a radius of nearly a thousand meters became his domain.
Witnessing this scene, the members of the Green Shadow Sect instinctively held their breath, daring not to inhale even a trace of the surrounding air.
Otherwise, they dared not imagine the consequences.
"The Young Sect Master's Myriad Poison Domain has grown stronger again!"
"Indeed. I remember last time the Young Sect Master used the Myriad Poison Domain, it couldn't cover such a wide area. And now... truly worthy of being our sect's most outstanding prodigy in a hundred years!"
"Yes! With the Myriad Poison Domain unleashed, I don't believe the opponent will dare to launch sneak attacks anymore!"
"Hmph! Just a rat playing dirty tricks! If they dare to show themselves head-on, I'll cripple them with one move!"
"Exactly! I can too!"
"..."
The Myriad Poison Domain unleashed by the youth instantly restored the confidence of the disciples, and they also relaxed.
In their opinion, no one could move freely within the Young Sect Master's Myriad Poison Domain.
"Hmm? Not within my domain!"
After a thorough scan, the youth found no trace of outsiders within his domain.
"Your Excellency! Do you dare to show yourself and talk!" he said in a deep voice.
He had no way to ascertain the opponent's concealment techniques. Therefore, he had to find a way to force them to appear.
"Talk! Alright!"
Just as the youth thought the opponent would not easily appear, to his surprise, the other party responded.
Not only that, but less than ten meters in front of him, space began to distort, rippling, and the blurred outlines of two figures gradually emerged.
It was a pair, a man and a woman.
The moment they appeared, not far behind the youth, a disciple hurried to his side and whispered in his ear:
"Young Sect Master, it's that woman! If I'm not mistaken, the talent she awakened is exactly what's recorded in the ancient texts... the Devouring attribute!"
Hearing this, the youth's eyes narrowed. He looked at Nangong Qianyu, his eyes filled with almost undisguised fervor and greed.
This, naturally, was noticed by Ye Ming, who stood beside Nangong Qianyu.
And in response to the other party's blatant gaze, Ye Ming's eyes grew colder. If it weren't for his other objectives to fulfill, he would have slapped the youth away directly.
"Your Excellency! You must be the Teacher Ye who is currently the talk of the town!"
The youth could sense the coldness emanating from the other party, but he did not seem to care. Instead, he wore as gentle a smile as possible on his face.
"Are you trying to stall for time?"
However, Ye Ming seemed to have no interest in idle chatter.
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, the youth's smile froze on his face. His eyes held surprise and shock.
The other party had seen through his intentions at a glance.
"What do you mean, Your Excellency?"
The youth's expression darkened slightly, feigning confusion.
He was indeed stalling for time.
"No need to think about it! The poison in your domain is trash. Don't dream of using it to harm us!"
Ye Ming, too lazy to waste words, directly laid bare everything.
"Wh... What! You..."
Hearing this, the youth's pupils contracted, and he instinctively took a step back, his face filled with disbelief.
That's right!
His intention in stalling for time was to make Ye Ming spend more time within the Myriad Poison Domain, allowing his poison to permeate the other party's body, thereby capturing them.
But from the other party's words, it seemed he completely disregarded his poison domain.
"No... Impossible!"
The youth refused to believe it. He waved his hand fiercely, directly gathering the airborne toxins towards Ye Ming's area. That space was as if covered with a layer of green powder, and the figures of Ye Ming and the woman were buried within it.
"Hahaha! I don't believe you can still be unharmed!"
Seeing this, the youth laughed triumphantly.
However, his laughter did not last long.
"Alright! Enough time has been given for you to struggle. You can now proceed to the afterlife with peace!"
WHOOSH!
A gust of clear wind, blowing from an unknown source, directly tore through the poisonous mist conjured by the youth. Ye Ming and Nangong Qianyu, hand in hand, reappeared before everyone's eyes.
"You... you..."
The youth's face turned pale, a sense of inexplicable fear suddenly surging into his heart.
"Young... Young Sect Master! I... we..."
Not only him, but everyone else also panicked.
To be able to move freely within their Young Sect Master's Myriad Poison Domain and be completely unaffected. Such individuals were beyond their imagination.
"Could it be... Xiantian..."
In an instant, a terrifying thought took root in their minds. No matter how unwilling they were to believe it, it was infinitely close to the truth.
"No... He's so young! How could he have reached Xiantian?"
The youth's face became somewhat distorted, his gaze ferocious. He drew his long sword and pointed it at Ye Ming.
"I don't believe it!"
"Kill! All of you, follow me and kill him!"
The youth, gradually descending into madness, seemed to have lost his reason. His blood-red eyes were filled with boundless killing intent.
The people behind him charged forward.
"Kill! With so many of us, why should we fear him!"
"I also don't believe someone can reach Xiantian at such a young age! Do you really think you're the fairy from the Dao Sect?"
"Crushing Stone Fist! Die!"
"..."
In an instant, countless terrifying energies filled with extreme killing intent converged upon Ye Ming and the woman like shooting stars.
"Are you ready?"
However, Ye Ming remained unconcerned by everything before him. He looked at the woman beside him and said softly, "If you feel it's too sudden, there's no need to force yourself..."
"No! I can do it!"
Before he could finish, Nangong Qianyu directly interrupted him.
Then, she took a step forward. The aura emanating from her body began to undergo a subtle change.
"Good! Then you shall devour all this incoming energy!"
Ye Ming smiled as he looked at the beautiful figure before him and snapped his fingers.
SNAP!
The next second, the space they occupied froze.
Time!
It had also come to a standstill.